I got a call yesterday on my cell phone… a little after 2 in the afternoon. It was Anna’s special ed teacher, Mrs. M, who has been working with Anna for the last three years. When I heard her voice, I steeled myself anticipating bad news… I expected to hear that Anna was having a...
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You never want to have an emotionally disturbed child and you certainly never want your child to be unhappy for a prolonged period of time. This has been a hard post to write and I haven’t even been sure I wanted to share it but if it helps someone else going through the same circumstances...
Early in spring, Anna had a checkup with the pediatric geneticist. At that time, she noted some kyphoscoliosis in Anna that she wanted checked out by an orthopedic doctor. It was a six-month wait to get into the Specialty Care Center at Dell Children’s Medical Center and today was our appointment. They said to expect...
So the kids are in their third week of school and both Anna and Dominic have had their ups and downs. Anna is adjusting to her inclusion class better than I hoped but she’s already had several incidents with throwing things, yelling “idiot girl” (her favorite angry phrase), pinching another student, and hitting the teacher....
An Open Letter to all Neighbors, Everywhere Dear Neighbor, Perhaps you’ve seen us in passing.. the “special” family on your street. You’ve seen me struggling with my special needs child, you’ve seen her run away from me, you’ve seen her yelling at me or hitting me, and you’ve thought to yourself, “I don’t know how...
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